Some things I'd like to know..
20 MYSTERIES OF THE UNIVERSE
1. Why do soldiers patrolling in cities wear jungle camouflage?
2. Why is it, when the doorbell rings, the dog always thinks it’s for him?
3. How does Teflon stick to the pan?
4. How come slow down means the same as slow up?
5. How does Dracula shave if he can’t see his reflection in the mirror?
6. If I said I always told lies, would I be telling the truth?
7. Why are people in the Second World never mentioned?
8. If moths are attracted to light, why don’t they come out during the day?
9. How do we know that God likes hymns?
10. Where did the man who invented patents register his idea?
11. What is the speed of dark?
12. Why do slugs never eat weeds?
13. Why don’t people who believe in reincarnation leave their money to themselves?
14. What do occasional tables do for the rest of the time?
15. How come airline meal trays are fuller after you’ve finished eating?
16. Why are vices more habit-forming than virtues?
17. Where do people in hell tell each other where to go?
18. Why do they bother to sterilize the needle when giving a lethal injection?
19. Why is a wrong number never engaged?
20. And why do kamikaze pilots wear crash helmets?
Did you Know?
HALLOWE’EN
The ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, held on November 1st. to mark the dying of the year and return of the dead to the mortal world, was also a convenient date on which to slaughter excess farm animals before winter. Samhain fires were lit on every hilltop to fuel the sun through the dark months, and the feast included pagan rituals and games such as trick-or-treat for children.
Instead of banning these riotous goings-on, the early Christian church turned Samhain Day into All Saints, or Hallows, Day. In 1605 political opportunist King James 1 ordered the lighting of bonfires to be moved to November 5th to celebrate Guy Fawkes’ failure to blow up Parliament.